The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-07-22
c. OUNTY NEWS
Friday, July %, 1857
MINOR LOCALS

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lery.
John OFT of Fair Hill has beer
granted a pension.
The Susquehsnna is very low OIL
present, and angling for bass good.
Mr.. C. Bell has recently had
four new buildings erected at Como
wingo.
Saturday July 18th 100 in the
shade, Sunday fully as warm, Mon
day ditto
l. D. Carter will start up his pap Ell
mill the first of August. The mill
has been idle for several years.
Krupp the great Prussian gun max
er is dead. Rrof Ascherfield claimed
to be cousin to the great iron mas
ter.
Mr.. Bell recently lost steer by
the animal getting fast among the
rocks in the river.
Preparations arc being made by
the Pilot Town S. S teachers for O
festival. Their exhibitions are al
ways brilliant successes.
A festival was held at Oakwood
Bethesda M. E. Church on last Fri
day and Saturday evenings. Pro-
ceeds for the benefit of the church.
Great excitement at E. r, Buffing-
toms, opening of the goods advertised
last week and now retailing at let
per I'd. below Wholesale price.
Sheriff Mackey had an upset on
Sunday night on the road between
Louisville and Elkton. One of his
arms was injured and his buggy brok-
There are eighty.six "probationers"
under instruction by the pastor of
North East NJ. E. Church, the out
come of last winters revival.
A hurricane swept through Elk
Neck on last Sunday afternoon, with
the usual damage to crops, fences
and trees. The wind was followed
by heavy rain.
Jenkins has given the Normal
School Building a fresh coat of drab.
Some other buildings in the neigh
borhood would be improved by q
similar process.
New crop of wheat is reported to
be Of rather poor quality. and short
as to quantity. The recent heavy
storms have caused heavy loss in
the oats crop.
G. M. Childs & Co. display their
summer ad. in the MIDLAND and in.
vite farmers and others to examine
their wares. Prices bed rock and
goods best quality.
The porch of the drug store and
post Office was renewed last week,
The stone crossing laid and other
similar improvements made with
strong pressure for new house or
two in the same quarter of the town.
The twelfth annual meeting of the
Farmers and Mechanics Mutual In
surance Association Of this county
will be held at Calvert Brick Meet
ing House, on Saturday the S0th inst
at p. N.
Miss Melina r. Heckart, who sue
cessfully conducted q seminary at
Cedar Hill, Port Deposit for num-
her of years, has removed to Park
Place, Baltimore.
All members of Crystal Lodge No.
PA, /. o. of G. T. are specially re-
questcd to be present at the next
meeting, as the election of officers
will take place. It is important that
all should be present and vote at
this election.
The ladies of Hopewell n. E.
Church will hold festival there on
the afternoon and evening of next
Tuesday the Goth inst, for the hen.
eht OF the cnurch. III stOrmy wui
continue the next day.
Henry ii. Plummer one of the Elk
ton typos has been appointed to a
case in the government printing office
at Washington. Fat "takes" and
fatter pay is the rule in Uncle Sans
Office at Washington.
A board of arbitration recently
awarded William Carpenter of North
East, 81, 500 against the Philadelphia
Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad
Company for injuries received at Q
crossing accident.
Friends Normal School Built
1881" painted on the gable end Of
the building at the foot Of Cherry
street, by Nh. Frank jenkins an
nounces the name and purpose o.
that institution.
Mr.. Tobias Rudolph, well known
resident of this community died a